The North Carolina Department of Transportation on July 16 granted a $ 337 million design construction contract to a team led by Lane Construction Corp., the American subsidiary of the Webuild group of the Italian group and HDR based on Omaha, To widen and modernize a section of 4.1 miles from Intersate 85 in the Charlotte metro area -Conord – Gastonia.
The scope of work includes the extension of the interstate from six to eight lanes, adding a general lane in each direction, incorporating a 26 -foot garden median and realizing in the Ramps. It also includes substituting or widening six bridges, rebuilding two exchanges and reconstructing about 4,000 linear feet of Piedmont and Northern railway.
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According to the NCDOT design construction contracting documents and the State Transportation Improvement Registers (STIP), the contract was awarded on June 26 with a notice to proceed with the design issued immediately afterwards. The project received its categorical exclusion on July 17, erasing the way for complete design work.
The STIP financing assigns $ 110.5 million for right -wing right and $ 71.1 million for their useful ruling as part of two projects combined for $ 181.6 million. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2026, with sequential bridge replacement begun in 2027, reconstructions of exchange in 2028 and final paving, median installation and scratch planned for mid 2019.
Ncdot said he plans to keep at least six traffic lanes throughout the construction, using temporary lane changes, concrete portable barriers and bridge spare weekend closures to minimize filming.
A spokesman for Lane said that its design incorporates a rotary rotary exchange configuration by degree on the I-85 and McADenville Road/Main Street.
“This design improves traffic operations and service level (LOS) compared to the preliminary concept, maintaining a similar footprint and [right-of-way] Impacts, “the spokesman said in an email.” This innovation will improve safety for both travel and construction staff through simplified and more efficient traffic movements. ”
The configuration eliminated the need for the construction of bridges per phase, leading to programming and costs benefits, which will result in the reduction of long -term maintenance needs. In addition, the bike lanes moved to a shared path with pedestrians, improving connectivity and improving security “… for users of all transport modes,” added the spokesman.
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According to the traffic figures of the agency, approximately 131,000 vehicles travel to this segment of I -85 daily. NCDOT projects growth to increase volumes to 171,000 and 183,000 vehicles for 2045.
A 2023 study of the GPS management firm -Fleet Teletrac Navman ranked the aisle among the 25 most dangerous interstate in the country, placing it in the 15th depending on the fatalities per mile. The NHTSA Fatality Analysis Information System has identified Charlotte as the most dangerous city of the 666 miles of the I -85 of North Carolina.
